Patents by Inventor James R. Mitzenberg

James R. Mitzenberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of converting a tri-level auto-rack railcar to a bi-level auto-rack railcar
    Patent number: 10676108
    Abstract: A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, George S. Creighton, Andrew Brown, James R. Mitzenberg
  • METHOD OF CONVERTING A BI-LEVEL AUTO-RACK RAILCAR
    Publication number: 20190084588
    Abstract: A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, George S. Creighton, Andrew Brown, James R. Mitzenberg
  • Method of converting a bi-level auto-rack railcar
    Patent number: 10183682
    Abstract: A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Trinity Rail Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, George S. Creighton, Andrew Brown, James R. Mitzenberg
  • VARIABLE CAPACITY AUTORACK RAILCAR
    Publication number: 20160039432
    Abstract: A method of shipping automobiles, railcars for shipping automobiles, and methods of manufacturing railcars for shipping automobiles to enable more efficient shipping of automobiles by facilitating conversion of autorack cars between unilevel, bi-level and tri-level configurations, and/or by providing increased load factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Robert C. Ortner, John W. Coulborn, George S. Creighton, Andrew Brown, James R. Mitzenberg
  • System and Method for Increasing Vertical Clearance in Autoracks
    Publication number: 20150375759
    Abstract: A system for increasing vertical clearance in an autorack includes an autorack comprising a plurality of decks. A first deck of the plurality of decks is positioned beneath a second deck of the plurality of decks. The second deck includes a clearance region proximate a center line of the second deck. A first portion of an underside surface of the second deck at the clearance region is higher than a second portion of the underside surface of the second deck not at the clearance region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Robert J. Cencer, Andrew Brown, Kyle R. Coston, James R. Mitzenberg